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criminalized acts which cover in most cases acts committed in the streets as opposed to offices
(Lynch & Groves, 1989). It is their position that, whenever there is a threat to the political, social
and economic order; antiterrorism measures whose consequences are dire and destructive are
invoked with an aim of instilling fear and to shield status quo from being pierced (Lynch &
Groves, 1989).
Feminist theory also form part of earlier radical theory. According to feminist theorists,
criminology was so masculinized that missed out on the important and indispensable factors such
as right of women and the need of their contribution in the criminal justice system (Gundy,
2014). Feminists noted that the laws that were applied were aloof of the plight of women as
victims of crime denying them access and the benefit of the law as was enjoyed by men
(Carrington & Hogg, 2002). They therefore insisted on elimination of barriers towards access to
criminal justice system by women and in effect remove gender as a form of inequality that
impact administration of criminal laws.
Critical Theory
Critical theorists sought to explain the interplay between crime and law based on the
prepositions that were made by earlier theorists. They appreciated previous postulations and held
that what constitutes a crime is that which law decrees as such (Quinney, 1970). These theorists
posit that crime is inextricably tied to inequalities that manifest in the societal engagements
(Quinney, 1970). In their considered opinion; as opposed to traditional point of view that some
earlier radical theorists had, inequalities that exist are not limited to upper and lower class
(Quinney, 1970). Accordingly, race and gender also form part and parcel of inequalities that
must be considered based on changing times that brings to fore dynamism that must be adopted
in interpretation of concepts (Quinney, 1970).

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